Mr. Driller

I understand this game is available for other systems (the DS version immediately comes to mind), but if you're like me, you're a young sexy gamer who's tired of playing Final Fantasy for the twelfth time and want to get a few more miles out of your Wonderswan. If the aforementioned notion of Tetris from Hell appeals to you, you can't go wrong with Mr. Driller.

Replayability may be limited to beating an old high score, but many gamers will want to keep it around for a quick game or two. Mr. Driller comes recommended for all puzzle fans or anyone simply seeking an easy-to-pick-up quick game.

Mr. Driller is a must have, instant-classic game with lots of depth (couldn’t resist) that will quickly find its way into your regular game rotation. Without a flux-capacitor modified DeLorean to visit 1980 with, Mr. Driller is the next best thing. With any luck, we’ll soon see bumper stickers that read, “I’ve got Mr. Driller fever!!” and the streets will be safe once again. I’ve finally got my time machine. Thanks, Namco!

Everything is cute and smooth. The thing I like the best is the option of playing the game in a window instead of full-screen. This adds to the addictiveness since you can keep it open and still go about your business. But every few minutes you notice it on the taskbar and you stop whatever you're doing to play that temptress known as Mr. Driller. The next thing you know, three hours have gone by. These two factors make a prime candidate for a good game.

Mr. Driller är ett väldigt roligt pusselspel som kommer att bli en klassiker. Det håller länge trots att variationen är liten, för precis som Tetris så har spelet ett slags magisk dragningskraft som gör att man kan spela i all oändlighet.

However, the music totally nabbed me. Its simply stunning orchestrations actually moved me more than most games I've played all year. Let's just hope that the game's music team can get a job somewhere else at Namco where their talents can be better framed with a good, fun game.

We could go ahead and criticise Mr Driller for its lack of a two-player mode, but this seems downright petty when you look at the price of this little gem. It's a beautifully realised arcade puzzle game, and the fact that your life will become a walking nightmare of collapsing building blocks should be of secondary concern.

The game has two different specific depth challenges - survive 500 ft and 1000 ft - and a survival mode, which is theoretically endless. Each provides its own opportunities for strategizing your way towards a better score. Unfortunately, there's no battery in the cart to save your scores, and there isn't a multiplayer mode, but with the fun you'll be having, these details won't be important.

The appeal factor lasts for several hours, but eventual boredom does settle in. Without any multi-player included (another bad marketing decision), many will probably be bored after a couple days. The others will enjoy its goofy fun. This game is worth at least a rental to check out this zany and unique puzzle game. This gets the “Bad Title, Good Ol’ Fun” award.

Mr Driller är ett jättebra arkadspel av den gamla sorten. Hade man bara fixat några småsaker lite här och var, så hade det blivit en klassiker. Det finns inget tvåspelarläge, men det är riktigt roligt ändå.

Un jeu qui ne paye pas de mine mais qui offre un puzzle rafraichissant, rapide et maniable. Si vous êtes lassé de Chu Chu Rocket, vous trouverez un très bon remplacement dans Mr Driller.

Mr. Driller is een hele aardige puzzeltitel, maar mist de magie die grote titels als Tetris en BaM zo verslavend maken. Leuk voor een paar uurtjes spannende gameplay, maar niet goed genoeg om maandenlang in je PlayStation te laten zitten.

Standard-Puzzler ohne Höhepunkte ... Nichts gegen Puzzle-Titel, doch wenn sich die Entwickler schon so dreist an vergangenen Klassikern bedienen, warum setzten sie diese nicht gleich komplett auf einer Next-Gen-Konsole um? Zwar erkennt man bei Mr. Driller sehr deutlich die Verwandschaft zum C64-Klassiker Boulder Dash, das Spiel erreicht jedoch bei weitem nicht dessen Abwechslungsreichtum. Auch, wenn Mr. Driller zu Beginn durchaus Spaß macht, vermisse ich nach einiger Zeit neue Spielelemente oder Einfälle. Daran können auch Steine in immer neuen Farben und eine speicherbare Highscore-Liste nichts ändern.

Hybride de Rick Dangerous (pour les nostalgiques) et de Tetris, Mr Driller n'arrive cependant pas à se faire une place au soleil dans la foule des jeux à puzzle mais il n'en reste pas moins un choix à envisager pour qui veut s'amuser quelques soirées (ou faire plaisir à son petit cousin de sept ans).

A great value title that should appeal to almost anyone, Mr. Driller is a cute and quirky puzzler that lacks the variety to make it a long-term contender for your attention like a Puzzle Fighter or Tetris would. At a low price of $20, however, Mr. Driller is a worthwhile and refreshing return to the puzzle genre, however short-lived the game may be.

In the end, Mr. Driller is a basic, enjoyable game that screams out for a more advanced sequel. "Ms. Driller," anyone?

It's downright criminal that Mr. Driller doesn't have any multiplayer modes. A set of cooperative and competitive two-player modes could have placed Mr. Driller in the upper echelon of puzzle games, right alongside Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo and Baku Baku. As it stands, Mr. Driller is good enough to keep you interested for a week or so, but it lacks any long-term staying power.

A nice try by the developers to rekindle the flame of addictive puzzle titles, but these days even this genre needs a little more flair and variety. The lack of a multiplayer option is also unforgivable.

Mr Driller est un jeu de puzzle en 2D aux graphismes très colorés mais qui n'est pas à proprement parler très original. L'impossibilité de jouer à deux et le principe simpliste et répétitif ne laissent pas la possibilité au joueur d'exprimer ses talents de logique et de réflexes très longtemps. La jouabilité très simple aura au moins le mérite de permettre aux apprentis gamer d'exprimer leur talent bourgeonnant.